Polishing compound for the soles of shoes



(No Model.)

0. L. LEONARD.

POLISHING COMPOUND FOR THE SOLES 0F SHOES.

No. 378,325. Patented Feb. Z1, 1888.

WITNESSES: SNVENTEIF:

Unirrn drains ATFNT @rrrca CHARLES L. "LEONARD, OF GRAFTON, llIASSAGHUSETTS.

POLlSHlNG COMPOUND FOR THE SOLES 0F SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi Letters Patent No. 378,325, dated February 21, 1888.

Application illed May 7, 1887.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known thatl, CHARLES L. LEONARD, of Grafton, in the county of \Vorcester and Comrnonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented Sole'Polish for Boots or Shoes, as an improved article of manufacture, and an improved pro cess of making the same; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 represents a vertical central sec tion of the mold and the polish when placed therein in a liquid or plastic state to cool preparatory to the next step in its preparation, as will be hereinafter fully described. Fig. 2 represents a vertical central section similar to that shown in Fig. 1 after the bottom polish has cooled sufiiciently to be removed from the mold, to be further acted upon as will be hereinafter described. Fig. 3 represents the cake or roll of solepelish after it has been removed from the mold and incased in tin-foil, as will be hereinafter described; and Fig. 4 represents the finished cake or roll wrapped or inca-sed in a paper covering outside of the tin-foil, as will be hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe my improved article of manufacture and the mode or process of making the same more in detail.

In the drawings, the part marked A is a tin or metal box having a cover or cap, 13, and O the solepolish placed therein to cool after it has been prepared in a hot liquid state.

The solepolish C is made from a mixture of carnauba-wax, French chalk, tallow, turpentine, and benzine and kerosene-oil, and in proportions to suit the preferences of boot and shoe manufacturers. A good article is produced by the following proportions of each ingredient, by weight, viz: eight parts turpentine, six parts carnauba-wax, two parts tallow, one part benzine, one part French chalk, and four parts kerosene-oil.

The carnauba-wai: is placed in a suitable vessel and melted with the tallow, after which the French chalk, turpentine, benzine,orkerosene-oil are added and the whole thoroughly stirred and mixed, and after it has partially Serial No, 237,397. (No specimens.)

cooled it is turned into molds A, of any desired size, and allowed to cool and harden, after which the rolls or cakes G are taken from the molds A, and tinfoil D quickly wrapped or rolled about the sides of the cakes G, the sheet of tin-foil being somewhat longer than the cakes or rolls 0, so as to extend beyond each end and wide enough to wind once around the roll of polish with its edges overlapping each other, which overlapped edges are secured together with mncilage. The projecting tin-foil at the ends is now bent and folded over the ends of the roll, as shown at b b, while over these tin-foil ends are secured by mucilage tinfoil cappieces E, after which a paper wrap, F, is applied over the tin-foil D on the body of the cake or roll of polish. One side of said paper wrap is first well covered with mucilage, and then such mncilage-cevered side applied to the tini'oil wrap D. The edges of the paper wrap, overlapping each other, are securely fastened together and to the tin-foil D, thereby making the finished roll G of sole-polish ready for the market. This inside muci lagecovered paper wrap answers, mechanically, a three fold purpose, viz: It, jointly with the tin-foil D, prevents access of air to the polish or the escape by evaporation of the benzine, turpentine, or kerosene-oil from the polish, and thus prevents the polish from becoming dry and worthless. It also serves as a protection to the tin-foil D in packing and during transportation of the article, and it also serves as a check to prevent the edges of the roll of polish from being rubbed oii' too rapidly by the brush when used, thereby tending to keep the sides of the roll from drying and crumbling, which would be the case ifthe end of the roll were worn off beveling.

In addition to the above mechanical results and advantages, the outside of the wrap may be used for the manu facturers busi ness address and for a card of instructions for the use of the sole'polish.

The liquid polish contracts when it cools, so that a small space, a, is left between the body of the polish and theinner surface of the mold A, Consequently the cooled cake or roll of polish is easily removed when cover B is taken off.

When the article is to be used, the operator removes the tinfoil E and b from one end, and holds such uncovered end to the action of a revolving brush, and then holds the bottom of the boot or shoe, as the case may be, to the action of the same brush, after which he polishes the bottom on a revolving roll, and then finishes by applying the bottom to the action of a clean brush or wiping it with a linen cloth.

Polish thus made and covered does not crumble, dry up, or fly from the brush. The operator, as the use progresses, tears off the paper and tin-foil around the end if the brush does not take it off fast enough.

The turpentine, benzine, or kerosene-oil by my invention is retained in the polish until used and then answers as a quick drier, thereby producing fine and perfect finish or polish to the bottom of shoes or boots.

Those skilled in the art will see thatby my invention a great saving is made in the use of 20 incased or wrapped in tin-foil,D, b, and E, and 30 paper, F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

CHARLES L. LEONARD.

Witnesses:

THos. H. DODGE, WILLIAM D. Owens. 

